The Bage Valley Wildcats are excited to announce the promotion of Thomas Durant to Goaltending Coach for the organization (Jr. A, U18 Major & U15 Major).
Thomas began his coaching career in 2019-2020 as a goaltending coach with Bedford Minor Hockey, working with recently-hired Assistant Coach Shawn MacKenzie. After two seasons in Bedford, Thomas moved to Halifax, where he was goaltending coach for the the Hawks U13 AAA team alongside Head Coach Greg MacDonald & staff. After the 2021-2022 season in Halifax, Thomas was hired by the Valley Wildcats U15 Major team as an Assistant Coach, where he has spent the last two seasons lead by Head Coach Scott Trask. Thomas will continue his role as an Assistant Coach with the U15 Wildcats for the 2024-25 season.
Outside of the Valley, Thomas has been coaching the past 4 years with FinnGoalie, a goaltender training company based out of Bedford, learning from long-time professional goaltending coach Jack Hartigan & his expert staff. Thomas is also involved with Hockey Nova Scotia’s High Performance Program, with roles of both a Goaltending Coach and Assistant Coach for the past 3 years.
“I am excited for the opportunity to work with the extremely talented goalies we have here in the Valley”, says Durant. “I am committed to doing all that I can do to help the goaltenders that I have the opportunity to work with grow and develop their game both on and off the ice, and am looking forward to getting started!”
The Wildcats Jr. A Training Camp kicks off on August 26 (less than three weeks!), while the U18 Major’s begin their camp on August 19, & the U15 Majors on September 3. Registration info for U18 Major Training Camp can be found on any of our three social media pages (X, Facebook & Instagram), while registration info for U15 Major Training Camp can be found on their website (https://nsu15major.com/teams/valley-wildcats/).